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kostnica — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • morgue noun A building or room, especially at a hospital or under police authority, where dead bodies are kept until identification or burial.

Senses

kostnica is used for these senses in English:

  • morgue A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

morgue — full definition

  1. noun A building or room, especially at a hospital or under police authority, where dead bodies are kept until identification or burial.
  2. noun A newspaper's archive of old clippings, photos, and background files kept for reference.